If your future career ambitions lie in business and finance, Chartered Accountancy is the outstanding choice to take your career to the next level. Over 1,400 people start their studies with us each year – more than any other professional accountancy education provider.
9. • Structured
Online Prep
• Required
Reading /
work
Preparation
• Classroom
tuition
• Focus on
application
& worked
examples
Classroom
Delivery
• Online
Resources
• Topic
guidance &
questions
Online
Delivery
• Completion
of review
work
• Learning
journal per
subject
Follow-up
Education
10. Professional exams - Curriculum
CA Proficiency 1: Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Finance
Tax and Law for Accountants
CA Proficiency 2: Auditing
Tax
Strategic Finance & Management Accounting
Financial Reporting
Final Admitting Exam: 2 x Case Study papers
Elective
Business Degree / ATI
Masters in Accountancy
11. Experience requirement
*Based on 3.5 year training contract with 1.5 years credit awarded for prior
experience
Length of experience needed
Recognised M.Acc 3 years
Undergraduate degree 3.5 years
Accounting Technicians Ireland 4 years
Qualified ACCA / CPA 2 years*
12. Timeline
• 3 years to complete each exam stage (CAP1, CAP2 &
FAE)
• 8 years to complete everything, most students do it in 3
years
• Can study 2 subjects at a time
• Can split exams over summer and autumn sittings
• Can split exams over different years
14. • Qualify faster, pass your exams
• Education delivery
• Become a business leader
• Support (as students & members)
• Advance your Career
Why choose Chartered Accountancy
15. • Check your exemptions this evening!
• Complete Exemptions / Eligibility Form – 1 week reply
• Learn more about how our qualification can change your
career - Visit CharteredCareers.ie
• Have you previous relevant accounting experience?
• Timetables ready in August
• Courses start in September
Getting Started
Editor's Notes
23000 members
65% work in business
Our members climb the ladder faster than others
2% unemployment over last 5 years
Our exemptions are (for most accounting / finance degrees) as good as others
Salaries – newly qual c.45K, 80 – 100K after 5 years
Attracting the most talented people to the profession is vital to this …
Training Contract Route
Flexible Route
CAN DO THIS ANYWHERE
Sole educator – 6000 students
Academic year
ETD / Student Services
UK & Irl
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Choice of 3 options in Dublin
- evening weekend
Distance
Two weekends a month
Distance – CAP 1 and CAP 2 (FAE in 2015/16)
Choose to study at a pace that suits you and the number of exams you want to sit
New Distance Learning options in 2014 mean you can view all lectures online instead of attending in person
Better pass rates - 63% of Chartered Accountants Ireland final year students passed both core and elective papers first time and Chartered’s pass rate per paper is significantly higher than ACCA’s average 41.4%.
Fastest route to accountancy - 78% of Chartered Accountancy students are fully qualified in four years or less, a far faster progression than students of other accountancy qualifications available.
Fewer exams than other accountancy bodies – accountancy degree holders may have as little as 6 exams to sit in total